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LIBERTY— Toska Tiemann initially pursued a degree in secondary education, but changed her path and found a partnership with Chad Wek and his company Unique Painting more appealing.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
Friday, Jan. 24
There's something to be said for continuing to learn as we get older. Not only does it keep our brains active, but sometimes learning new things is just plain interesting and fun.
LIBERTY — While the brief snowfall on Monday, Jan. 20 kept the crowd size down, those who attended the 36th Annual Northland Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at William Jewell College received a message of hope, perseverance and “freedom and justice for all.”
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
LIBERTY — Liberty Fire Chief John Mills is three weeks into 2020 and the start of his first full year as chief. He has been with the city since January 2001 and served for three months as interim chief after former Chief Mike Snider left to take a job as chief in Lee’s Summit. In mid-Novembe…
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
In 2020, Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hopes to address the state’s teacher shortage through recruitment and retention efforts that include possibly raising teacher minimum salaries to $32,000, up from $25,000.
Sean Roberts
Northwest Editor
Kansas State University named Peter Boos, MacKenna Franssens, Josi Frigon, Gerret Prendergast, Kathryn Prendergast, Grace Ross, Mason Stirtz and Jackson Yahne to its Dean's List for achieving a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
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LIBERTY— Toska Tiemann initially pursued a degree in secondary education, but changed her path and found a partnership with Chad Wek and his company Unique Painting more appealing.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
A major update of the Clay County Strategic Initiative unveiled a dramatic vision for the area through 2023.
LIBERTY — Lion’s Choice, a St. Louis-based sandwich shop founded by childhood friends in 1967, will open its fourth Kansas City location at 129 S. Stewart Road, Liberty, in January 2020.
LIBERTY — Liberty Hospital has been recognized for its dedication to patient safety by being awarded an “A” grade in the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from preventable medical errors, injuries and infections within the hospital.
Missouri had a per capita income of $47,746 in 2018 nominal dollars, which are unadjusted for inflation, according to a report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.
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Don't go looking for Christ in “Three Christs,” because it’s not a biblical story. Instead, set in a medical institution in the 1950s, Richard Gere portrays Dr. Alan Stone, who set out on a revolutionary experiment to replace shock therapy, straight jackets and over-medicating with identity-…
LIBERTY — The Alexander Doniphan Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored the production, actors and crew of “The Battle of Liberty/Blue Mills Landing” with the NSDAR Media & Entertainment Award.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
Just Mercy Movie Review by Simonie Wilson for January 10, 2020
I can summarize “1917” in nine words: “Saving Private Ryan” for World War I, only better.
I am amazed at the great increase in the number of “large-species” birds. Back in the fall there were thousands of huge white pelicans in the Ozarks. Most likely there are ten times as many pelicans today as there were a hundred years ago. I could write a whole column about pelicans, a fasci…
The Missouri Department of Conservation stocked Kearney’s Jesse James Park lake with 800 trout on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Fishing in the park, located north of downtown off Missouri Highway 33, is allowed with a pole and line. While fishing in the park is free, city code states fishermen must ha…
Missouri State Parks has Land and Water Conservation Fund grants for outdoor recreation projects available to cities, counties, public school districts and public universities.
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SMITHVILLE — Coming off a home loss to Platte County, Smithville boys basketball coach Eric Bennaka said his team has played well in the first and fourth quarters the entire season.
KEARNEY — Fortunately for the Bulldogs, they returned to the championship game of their home tournament for the first time in a few years. But the run to the finals wasn’t the biggest accomplishment of the week for the Kearney boys basketball team.
KEARNEY — Home court advantage? That might be an understatement. The Kearney varsity girls basketball team remained undefeated in its new digs by capturing a third consecutive Bulldog Classic title this past weekend.
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Three Liberty area high school football standouts are receiving praise for their efforts off the field by the Missouri Football Coaches Association.
Amanda Lubinski
Managing Editor of News & Content
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One season ago, with the season on the line, the moment became too big for Kansas City’s right defensive end.
LIBERTY — Still perfect. Now in the 10th year of the crosstown rivalry, the Liberty girls basketball team remains undefeated all-time against crosstown foe Liberty North.
LIBERTY — Last season, the Liberty boys basketball team lost on its home floor against rival Liberty North. And the Blue Jays hadn’t forgotten.
SMITHVILLE — The mold of a new comprehensive plan with deliverable goals over the next 10 years was launched earlier this month by a partnership between Smithville city leaders and stakeholders throughout the community.
Spread a Little Joy Day, celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 22, invites everyone to wear a color of hope recognizing adults battling a life-threatening illness.
LIBERTY — William Jewell College's Alpha Gamma Delta sorority will host a food drive Feb. 10 to 15 to benefit The Children's Place, a preschool in Kansas City serving children who have been through trauma.
LIBERTY — While the brief snowfall on Monday, Jan. 20 kept the crowd size down, those who attended the 36th Annual Northland Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at William Jewell College received a message of hope, perseverance and “freedom and justice for all.”
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Let me spin a yarn for this column. It’s going to be true, colorful and fun.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
Donald Trump isn't George W. Bush.
On January 27th, the world will observe the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Hitler's largest death camp.
Pardon my sharing a personal preference, but I don't give a rat's patootie about the opinions of some showbiz notables because, notwithstanding their star power, they usually don't really know what they're talking about.
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